Avoid Ford until after the recession
Avoid Ford until after the recession
A love of the automotive industry.
Average pay, average benefits. High pressure, long hours, especially for above average performers.
It is very easy to become "just a cog in a wheel." Your career opportunities depend on you and support from lower and middle engineering management, which can be arbitrary. Doing a "good job" is not sufficient. Persons who are willing to work long hours are promoted even if they are not the best candidate.
The current shuffling of lower and middle-level engineering management means many of them are underqualified, or at least unexperienced, for their current job. These people revert to telling the bosses what they think they want to hear instead of what they need to hear.
Stop the churning of lower and middle-level management.
Open the feedback channels from lower-level employees, especially those with many years of experience.
Your current feedback system does not work, as these experienced people are not consulted before major decisions are made. Rather, they are simply told to carry out sub-optimal plans made by inexperienced middle managers who don't have enough self-confidence to invite dissenting opinions.
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Product Development Engineer
I was first contacted by a recruiter who, for the most part, gauged my interest in the job and the location in Dearborn. The first interview was over the phone and there was a minimal technical aspect. After about three weeks, I was contacted by an
Product Development Engineer
There is a standardized book/log of questions and procedures they will follow for the interview. The interviewer will grade your answers based on a scale. Most of the questions are behavioral, but they will ask some questions that require some techni
Product Development Engineer
I applied online. I had a short phone screen with HR (3rd party company). The process took 1 week. I had a phone interview with a supervisor. I was not notified of the results of the interview.
Product Development Engineer
Dearborn, Michigan, United StatesSeptember 1, 2016I was first contacted by a recruiter who, for the most part, gauged my interest in the job and the location in Dearborn. The first interview was over the phone and there was a minimal technical aspect. After about three weeks, I was contacted by an
Product Development Engineer
Dearborn, Michigan, United StatesJanuary 10, 2019There is a standardized book/log of questions and procedures they will follow for the interview. The interviewer will grade your answers based on a scale. Most of the questions are behavioral, but they will ask some questions that require some techni
Product Development Engineer
Dearborn, Michigan, United StatesJuly 1, 2018I applied online. I had a short phone screen with HR (3rd party company). The process took 1 week. I had a phone interview with a supervisor. I was not notified of the results of the interview.
